Michelle
Today was quite a full day - in the late morning, Mark, Tante Linda, Yudhi and myself went to Lower Hutt. We went to Mad Butchers as Mark wanted to stock up on meat.
We drove to Hutt Golf Club - Mark showed Tante Linda and myself around.. took a few pictures... did more grocery shopping at Yans and Pak N Save and then headed to Queensgate for a really late lunch at Bento Bowl.
Went home to rest for a bit before our evening plans.
Went to Lido with Tante Linda and Adjie to watch a rock and roll band play.. really enjoyed that.. we had a nice dinner there too. Yudhi came by to join us a bit later on. We went back to Mark's and just hung out there with Tante Linda.
Michelle
Went window shopping after work with Mark, Tante Linda and Yulat today. We then went and had our weekly Friday night dinner at Sweet Mother's Kitchen where Bang Dade joined us too.
Adjie and Iyud came by later on and we relocated to Fidels Cafe for coffee and dessert. Sammy came by then and we had a great time laughing and talking, taking a few pictures and just enjoying each other's company.
Some of us then went back to Mark's place to hang out for a bit. I chatted with Tante Linda till quite late and then the boys dropped me home where crashed!
Michelle
Went and watched the boys play indoor soccer tonight - they had an early game. Some of us got invited back to Mark's place for dinner.
Met his mom, Tante Linda who made yummy mie ayam for dinner! :) Had a lovely time chatting and getting to know Tante Linda tonight.
Michelle
Today was pretty full on at work. Lisa rang up and we met up for an impromptu dinner date at R & S Noodle House.. one of our favorite places to go.
We went to Yans Asian supermarket and New World.. went home and sorted some embellishments into little baggies.. want to sell them.. :)
Michelle
Had a pretty lazy night tonight.. didn't really feel like doing much.. Cosied up in bed and watched Gilmore Girls again!! :)
Mom and Dad rang and we had a quick catch up before I crashed for the night.
Michelle
Today I stayed home and worked on my DT tutorial - I changed my mind about the one I worked on yesterday and also my DT Halloween avatar.
I dressed up as a geisha.. the makeup was surprisingly easy to do.. and I had fun creating this look! :)
Michelle
Caught up with Yusuf for brunch at Lido Cafe today (sat in the sun.. which felt amazing!). He's leaving NZ for good next week.. We don't see each other very often but it's always really nice talking to him. :)
Went home and scrapped... worked on Angie Delarie's DT technique tutorial....
After that, I just pretty much went over to Mark's to hang out with the boys for the rest of the evening.. pretty much the last weekend hang out for a while since his mom will arrive on Monday and will be staying for a month.
Michelle
Today I took the plunge and signed up for the Sketchbook Project. My topic of choice.. after much deliberation is.......... Boys and Girls!!!
So what is the Sketchbook Project?? Quoting the Art House Co-Op website:
It's like a concert tour but with sketchbooks.
Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country.
After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.
Anyone - from anywhere in the world - can be a part of the project. To participate and have us send you a sketchbook that will go on tour, start by choosing a theme to the right.
I'm excited, inspired, impatient, nervous, scared but I really want to do this!
Michelle
Last day of the month!!
Work's pretty slow today - went out to the PO Box to get mail - that killed about 40 minutes.. a nice walk and a chance to get out of the office for a bit. Sarina rang and caught up with me for a bit. Uneventful day really.
Spent the evening doing my nails and reading.
Michelle
Feeling very inspired to scrap today. Got home from work pretty early - jumped in the shower and had a quick dinner.
Busted out the paper, glue, glimmer mists, inks and went to town working on Hana's album.
Started reading the Vampire Academy series before heading off to bed.
Michelle
Not feeling 100% today but I still went for my evening walk with Lisa. It's been a while actually!
After our walk, I made dinner for us both - panfried salmon and shrimp omelet (with coriander, onions, celery and beansprout). I loved having company for dinner! :)
Corrected Lia's cover letter for her and read a bit before heading off to bed.
Michelle
Got up super early and got picked up by Kevin and Mario today. Went to support the boys at Culture Kick in Berhampore - was drizzling for a bit and then it cleared up, but still pretty cold and windy at times!! I was pretty much the only girl (in our group of friends) who was there that early!! Lia and Ovy came along around 11am so I wasn't the only girl there cheering the boys on.
There was a bit of eye candy around but at the same time a fair share of eye sore too!! :D
Poor Emir got injured and ended up in A & E!! :( After both our boys' teams lost, all of us went to A & E to check on him only to find that he would be a while yet, so we went to search for lunch at Yeung Shing Chinese Takeaway - pretty much everyone's favorite! :)
Not long after, Emir actually turned up there with Bang Dade who took him to A & E. That was a pretty late lunch and then I went on to Oriental Bay with Dedi and Edwin to just hang out for a bit and had gelato from Kaffe Eis.
Went home and slept till 7pm - had a splitting headache!! Did a bit of ironing and then went back to bed!
Michelle
Had a nice lazy read in bed this morning and then lunch at Tante Yanti's in Lower Hutt. Went home and continued reading - finished Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me twice.
Headed out to Fidels for dinner/coffee with a whole bunch of friends - been a while since some of us caught up. It was also Earth Hour when we were there.. a bit hard to eat by candle light I must say.. not a big fan of not being able to see what I put in my mouth!
Michelle
Really busy day at work but I managed to clear my IN tray!! YAY!!
Went to Borders after work to read for a bit and then got picked up by Sammy for Friday night dinner with the boys at Koriental - great food, good sized portions, reasonable price.
Went home and just had an easy night reading and sleeping early.
Michelle
Pretty laid back but busy day at work today - managed to get permission from Russell to leave early to go to KBRI for Bunda and Om Amris's farewell.
Was really happy I managed to attend the farewell and got to say a proper goodbye to Bunda and Babe. Really sad that their term in Wellington has come to an end.
Lia came back to my place and asked for me to help her with her resume. Worked on that for a bit and then she left. Didn't do much for the rest of the evening.. just chilled.
Michelle
Today was fairly cruisy at work - miserable weather though. :(
Finished a bit early and got dropped home. Read for a bit and then started pulling materials for Hana's album.
Gave myself a fright when I forgot to turn the stove off and the fire in the pot dried up!! OMG! I nearly started a fire!! Eeek!!!
Started working on Hana's album, finished reading Night World 3 and went to bed.
Michelle
Received new scrappy goodies from Scrapbook Outlet today. Started to form more ideas for Hana's album.
Started searching for photos for the album and editing them - going with sepia toned photos. Attempting vintage-look scrapping - those of you who know me will know that I don't ever do vintage-look... I just don't know how to do muted colors very well. But I'm pretty confident with what I envisioned in my head, so let's hope that the end product looks like what I see in my head!! :)
Michelle
Flat out day at work today - didn't finish till about 6pm. Got home, cooked salmon, mushrooms and broccoli for dinner - yum!!
Bang Dade stopped by to copy photos from the Southeast Asian Night Market. He also installed a new anti-virus for me on my laptop. YAY!
Did my usual commenting on SISTV, picked my layout for Catwalk this week, printed some photos and read Night World 3 before heading off to bed.
Michelle
Met up with Lisa today to have a catch up and walked along Lambton Quay. Bought Vampire Academy books since I had Borders discount vouchers to use. :)
Went into Glassons to have a quick look around and saw the tunic I've been wanting and didn't manage to get back in summer were back on the racks and at 1/2 price too!! And they had my size too.. so I guess it's meant to be!
Went grocery shopping, went home, uploaded photos to Facebook, re-read Night World and went to bed.
